4.8 KiB
Where to put the games?
PS3 games comes either as a Blu-ray rip directory (folder) with a bunch of different files or a digital PSN title that needs to be installed (see guide on this page).
PS3 games should be put under the retrodeck/roms/ps3/
directory.
How to: Install the PS3UPDAT.PUP firmware
There are two ways to install the firmware:
Install PS3 firmware from RetroDECK Configurator
- Open RPCS3
RetroDECK Configurator
-RetroDECK: Tools
-Install: PS3 Firmware
. - Press
OK
and this will download the PS3 Firmware and open RPCS3. - You will get a prompt asking if you want to install the firmware from the /tmp/ folder, say
Yes
- Wait for the installation to finish
- Exit RPCS3 from the GUI under
File -> Exit
Manual Download
- Download the latest PS3 firmware
PS3UPDAT.PUP
from Sony here - Open RPCS3
RetroDECK Configurator -> Open Emulator -> RPCS3
. - In the RPCS3 interface navigate to
File -> Install Firmware
. - In the file browser navigate and select the file
PS3UPDAT.PUP
file. - The firmware should now be installed.
How to: Get games to show up inside the ES-DE interface
To get the games to show up you need to rename the directory to end with a .ps3
file extension.
Example:
You have directory dump of the a game Blu-ray PlayStation 3 game called Hockey World, the directory is called Hockey World
.
To get the it to show up you need to rename and add .ps3
in the end of the directory name.
The directory Hockey World
becomes Hockey World.ps3
and the game will show up.
How to: Install DLC or patches on disc based games
NOTE: On the Steam Deck this could be easier to do in Desktop Mode
. If you want to do it in Game Mode
you need to press the Steam
button and switch between windows using the window switcher.
If you want to install some DLC or patch you can do that trough RPCS3 itself.
- Open RPCS3
RetroDECK Configurator -> Open Emulator -> RPCS3
. - In the RPCS3 interface navigate to
File -> Install Packages/Raps/Edats
. - In the file browser navigate and select the file you want to install.
- The file will be installed inside the a new game directory on the RPCS3 hard drive under
retrodeck/bios/rpcs3/dev_hdd0/game/GAMEID
whereGAMEID
is unique for each game PS3GAMEID-List. - The patches or dlc should now be installed and in the GAMEID directory.
- Move the content of the GAMEID directory into the games directory inside the
retrodeck/roms/ps3/GAMENAME.ps3
directory and overwrite & replace the files. - You can now remove the
retrodeck/bios/rpcs3/dev_hdd0/game/GAMEID
directory as the files have been moved. - The game can be launched inside the ES-DE interface with patches and DLC installed.
Example:
The game Hockey World.ps3
inside the retrodeck/roms/ps3/
has some DLC & and a patch you want to install.
You follow the above guide and install the files.
The installation made a newly created directory called BCA111111
under retrodeck/bios/rpcs3/dev_hdd0/game/
.
You open up the directory retrodeck/bios/rpcs3/dev_hdd0/game/BCA111111
and copy all of it's content and paste it into retrodeck/roms/ps3/Hockey World.ps3
directory and replace/overwrite the files.
You can then remove the BCA111111
directory in retrodeck/bios/rpcs3/dev_hdd0/game/
How to: Install digital PSN titles
NOTE: On the Steam Deck this could be easier to do in Desktop Mode
. If you want to do it in Game Mode
you need to press the Steam
button and switch between windows using the window switcher.
If you want to install some PSN tiltes you can do that trough RPCS3 itself.
- Open RPCS3
RetroDECK Configurator -> Open Emulator -> RPCS3
. - In the RPCS3 interface navigate to
File -> Install Packages/Raps/Edats
. - In the file browser navigate and select the file you want to install.
- The file will be installed inside the games directory on the RPCS3 hard drive under
retrodeck/bios/rpcs3/dev_hdd0/game/GAMEID
whereGAMEID
is unique for each game PS3GAMEID-List. - Install any patches or DLC for the game by repeating step .2 and .3 for each file.
- After the game is ready move the digital games directory from
retrodeck/bios/rpcs3/dev_hdd0/game/GAMEID
toretrodeck/roms/ps3
- Rename the directory to the name of the game and add the .ps3 file extension to the end of the directory (see guide on top).
- The game should now show up and be playable inside the ES-DE interface.
Example:
You installed a file that contained the digital game Hockey World 2, it created a directory called BCA123456
under retrodeck/bios/rpcs3/dev_hdd0/game/
After that you moved BCA123456
from retrodeck/bios/rpcs3/dev_hdd0/game/
to retrodeck/roms/ps3
.
The directory BCA123456
is renamed to Hockey World 2.ps3
.